A New European Bauhaus

Docomomo International would like to share with you the announcement of the beginning of the first phase of the New European Bauhaus initiative (NEB) by the European Commission. The article written by the European Heritage Tribune states: “The move marks an opportunity for cultural heritage organisations to impact Europe’s sustainability policies and the future in general. The NEB movement could strengthen the role of culture and heritage in European citizens’ daily lives, pleaded Europa Nostra. But what exactly are the aims of the NEB? And how and why should cultural heritage get involved? Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European…

Online Docomomo School Tokyo Japan 2020+1

In the context of the 16th International Docomomo Conference Tokyo Japan 2020+1, Docomomo International invites bachelor and master students to participate on the Online Docomomo School 2020+1 Tokyo, happening from 26th July to 4th August 2021. Summary In 2021, the DOCOMOMO Online School will be focusing on in-depth research on urban modern heritage and its relation to Japanese culture. People have lived and will continue to live in modern neighbourhoods and sites that represent 20th century urban heritage. Daikan-yama Hillside Terrace in Tokyo, is such an example of a modern architecture and urban masterpiece, designed between 1969 and 1992 by Pritzker…

Revisões e Ampliações da Arquitetura e do Urbanismo Modernos no Brasil [Revisions and Expansions of Modern Architecture and Urbanism in Brazil]

Docomomo International is pleased to share the collection Revisões e Ampliações da Arquitetura e do Urbanismo Modernos no Brasil [Revisions and Expansions of Modern Architecture and Urbanism in Brazil]. The collection consists of a total of 25 texts organized in two volumes: Part 1 History and Historiography / Theory and Practices of Intervention, Preservation and Restoration and Part 2 Modernism as Culture / Inventory and Documentation. This set of works constitutes a selection of the contributions of researchers from all over Brazil and Latin America elaborated for the 13th Docomomo_Brasil Seminar, held at the Faculty of Architecture of the Federal…

Call for Abstracts: OASE #112 Ecological Aesthetics

Docomomo International is pleased to share the new call for abstracts for the OASE #112 with the theme “Ecological Aesthetics”. This issue of OASE is interested in contributions that investigate the role of aesthetics in contemporary ecological practices and discourses in architecture. OASE is primarily interested in contributions that arrive at or depart from specific cases, both historical and contemporary, and linked to one or more of the following themes: 1 Aesthetics of technology The foregrounding of ecological issues has resulted in the presence of advanced technologies to regulate a building’s energetic performance. In addition, such technologies are often embedded…

OASE #108: Ups & Downs – Reception Histories in Architecture

Docomomo International would like to share the new issue OASE #108: Ups & Downs – Reception Histories in Architecture. “The history of architecture can not only be read as an accumulation of buildings and designs, but also as a pendulum movement between the appreciation and the rejection of projects, oeuvres and positions, driven by varying arguments. In addition to conventional general publications, reviews in professional journals and criticism in magazines, other media increasingly play a part, such as weekend supplements of newspapers, social media, newsletters, political arenas and forums that cultivate architecture. Oeuvres and projects are subject to trends, to…

Exhibition “O desenho da vida na obra de Manuel Marques de Aguiar” [“The design of life in the work of Manuel Marques de Aguiar”]

Docomomo International is pleased to announce that Fundação Marques da Silva, with the support of Manuel Marques de Aguiar family, opened last Saturday, April 24, the exhibition “O desenho da vida na obra de Manuel Marques de Aguiar” [“The design of life in the work of Manuel Marques de Aguiar”]. Curated by the architect David Leite Viana, it will be open to the public until September 30, 2021, at Casa-Atelier José Marques da Silva. This is the first exhibition held after the donation of Manuel Marques de Aguiar collection to Fundação Marques da Silva. Projects, drawings and memories of an…

UIA2021 RIO – 27th World Congress of Architects

Docomomo International would like to inform that UIA2021RIO Organising Committee have announced that the UIA2021 RIO – 27th World Congress of Architects will be entirely digital, where the programme will innovate to combine pre-recorded videocasts and live transmissions. “Due to the current health crisis and government restrictions on public gatherings, the UIA2021RIO Executive Committee has been forced to reorganise the Congress in a new online format, with pre-recorded videos and live transmissions. The International Union of Architects applauds the efforts of Brazilian architects to celebrate its Congress. We regret not being able to assemble in the magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro and…

Call for Papers – Architektúra & urbanizmus 2021, 3-4. “The Heritage of Postwar Modernism: Engaged Research”

Docomomo International is pleased to announce the new call for papers for the thematic issue of the Architektúra & urbanizmus 2021, 3-4 entitled The Heritage of Postwar Modernism: Engaged Research. “Today, we are witnessing a wave of demolition of Modernism or Brutalism icons on both sides of the former Iron Curtain. A key role in activating public opinion against the destruction of the often unpopular and long-criticised buildings has been played by architectural theorists and historians. Should we regard the present engagement of the scholarly community in the struggles for the protection of architectonic heritage as individual departures from the…

Docomomo US National Symposium 2021 – Chicago: Crossroads of Modern America

Docomomo International is please to inform that the schedule and speakers for the Docomomo US National Symposium 2021 – Chicago: Crossroads of Modern America, are now available in Docomomo US website. The Docomomo US National Symposium 2021 Chicago: Crossroads of Modern America will take place online Tuesday, May 25th – Friday, May 28th. “The site of Chicago has been recognized as a crossroads not only for transport, but for its place at the intersection of architecture, culture, and technological change. The notion of “crossroads” reflects not only physical intersections but also a place in time where change itself has a…

Winner of the international architecture competition for the Reconstruction & Rehabilitation of the Al Nouri Complex in Mosul, Iraq

Docomomo Interantional is pleased to share with you the winner of the international architecture competition for the Reconstruction & Rehabilitation of the Al Nouri Complex in Mosul, Iraq: an entry by eight Egyptian architects. The UIA-endorsed competition is a major component of UNESCO’s ambitious project for the rehabilitation of the ancient city, Revive the Spirit of Mosul. It has two main components: the Rehabilitation of Al Nouri Mosque Complex and the Reconstruction of Al Nouri Prayer Hall. The competition was organised by UNESCO in close coordination with the Iraqi Ministry of Culture and the Iraqi Sunni Endowment, with the support…